Carrico received the nomination
at yesterday's 9th District Republican
Convention.

He believes there are four major
issues the 9th district must focus on-
a strong economy, energy concerns,
national security, and family values.

Carrico also touched on the loss
of manufacturing jobs.

He worries manufacturing could
one day shadow the oil industry.
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INQ=When you talk

*CG 2line Bill Carrico
(R) 9th District Nominee @00:24:16

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING
FIELD AND THE LOSE OF JOBS THERE, THE
ONE THING THAT I FEAR IS ONCE ALL THOSE
JOBS ARE GONE AND THERE BEING DONE OVER
SEAS, THEN WE BECOME DEPENDENT ON
FOREIGN COUNTRIES FOR THOSE THINGS.
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OQ=for those things.

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The retired state trooper is
currently a delegate for the fifth
district.
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yourself for signs of skin cancer,
Dermatologist Larry Patton says it
should be often.
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INQ= JUST AS A WOMEN WOULD DO BREAST EXAMS
run=14 ONCE A MONTH. IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO LOOK

IN THE MIRROR AND LOOK AT ALL YOUR SKIN
SPOTS ONCE A MONTH. EARLY DETECTION IS
KEY AND KNOWING WHAT TO LOOK FOR IS
VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL
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take mole video from last part of pkg,
where i talk about melanoma and moles

With the most serious for melanoma it
often starts from a pre-existing mole,

but it can also just pop up one day.

Moles or lesions that change shape,
color or size are indications of
problem, that should be checked out.

TAPE 505-16 @ 10:21

In other news, a local psychologist
says you can be addicted to the
internet. In fact, Dr. Lou Perrot
treats patients who have the problem.
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INQ= A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO GET INVOLVED WITH
run=20 THIS HAVE THE ATTITUDE WELL I'M NOT

HURTING ANYBODY INCLUDING MYSELF WHY
CHANGE. AND TO RECOGNIZE IT'S THE
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES THAT ARE OFTEN
NOT APPARENT AT FIRST THEY TAKE SLOWLY
AND GRADUALLY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME
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Here are some signs of internet
addiction: The person tries to cut back
but can't. They have excessive thoughts
about the internet. They neglect other
responsibilities to get on the
Internet. Their preoccupation causes
problems with work or relationships.
And they get aroused before doing it or
pleasure afterwards.

TAPE 505-12@ 55;55

And finally in medical news, women who

are overweight or obese may have a more
difficult time getting pregnant.
Infertility specialist Marwan Shaykh
says that's because fat cells produce
estrogen, and too much estrogen can
throw off a woman's body rhythm.
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INQ= IF THERE IS A LOT OF ESTROGEN COMING
run=17 FROM THAT FAT CELL, THAT STOPS THAT

CLOCK AND WHEN THAT CLOCK STOPS THEN
YOU DON'T GET OVULATION AND YOU GET
IRREGULAR PERIODS AND INFERTILITY
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Torrential rains have caused
flooding along the coast and throughout
north eastern Massachusetts.
ENG=1 VO NAT

VO NAT One of the hardest hit city was
Peabody where city officials have kept
their eyes on swelling rivers and
streams. Several streets were
underwater when as much as seven inches
of rain fell. The region remains on
high alert with more rain scheduled to
come today and through late in the
week.
ENG=2 VO NAT

VO NAT To Columbia where heavy rain is
causing not only flooding, but
mudslides. The slides killed two

people, and left many injured as they
were travelling on the road from the
capital city to La Mesa.

Columbia has seen some of the
worst flooding in decades. The rainfall
which begin in March is expected to
remain above normal through at least
June.
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BRENT ON CAM BRENT ON CAM
GRAPHIC=NONE That's a look at....

McCain and Jerry Falwell apparently
long forgotten, Falwell introduced the
Arizona Senator as a great American.

McCain thanked Falwell and delved
into a speech that included personal
stories from his past, and current
issues in America.
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INQ= @14:44:10

I SUPPORTED THE DECISION TO GO TO WAR
IN IRAQ. MANY AMERICANS DID NOT. MY
PATRIOTISM AND MY CONSCIENCE REQUIRED
ME TO SUPPORT IT AND TO ENGAGE IN THE
DEBATE OVER WHETHER AND HOW TO FIGHT
IT.
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OQ= McCain's speech touched on

political issues, but graduates say it
was not OVERTLY political and in the
end it seemed there were a VARIETY of
messages that stood out.
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INQ= @11:07:09

JENNA:HIS CHALLENGES TO US TO HOLD ON
TO OUR DREAMS, AND TO PRESS FORWARD AND
STAND UP FOR OUR COUNTRY.
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OQ= BUTT BUTT BUTT

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INQ= @11:10:58

BRIAN:I LIKED HOW HE TALKED ABOUT ITS
GOOD TO ARGUE AND DEBATE THESE THINGS
AND HOW GOOD THAT IS. BECAUSE I THINK
THERE CAN BE A TENDENCY TO NOT WANT TO
ARGUE ABOUT THINGS FOR GOOD RELATIONS
BUT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE TRULY
BELIEVE AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IN
SITUATIONS.
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OQ= BUTT BUTT BUTT

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INQ= @11:13:55

KRISTEN:THAT WERE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE.
AND THAT WE HAVE OTHER ENEMIES TO DEAL
WITH AND FOR US TO STAND UNITED.
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OQ= BUTT BUTT BUTT

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INQ= 11:16:17

JEREMY:MCCAIN NEVER SPOKE DIRECTLY
ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE IN 2008 BUT
HE DID LEAVE HIS AUDIENCE WITH A CLEAR

UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HIS STANCE WOULD
BE ON SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES THAT WILL
MOST LIKELY PLAY A ROLE IN THE UPCOMING
PRESIDENTIAL RACE. JEREMY BUTTERFIELD,
NEWS 7, LYNCHBURG.
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driver's ed class get behind the wheel
of a tractor trailer, but that's
exactly where some Lynchburg high
schoolers found themselves this past
week.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Lynchburg

It's all part of a state police
training program that highlight's the
"no zones" around an 18-wheeler.

Students got inside the cab of a
truck that was surrounded by cars ...
cars they couldn't see because they
were in the truck's blind spots.
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INQ=Hopefully

*CG 2line Tracie Hayes
E. C. Glass Driver's Education Teacher
:00

*CG 2line Mike Coleman
Virginia State Police 7:10:11 TRACIE HAYES/E.C. GLASS
:12 DRIVER'S ED TEACHER: YOU GOT PAMPHLETS,
YOU GOT PICTURES, WE CAN TELL THEM 'TIL
WE'RE BLUE IN THE FACE, BUT UNTIL THEY
ACTUALLY GET UP THERE FIRSTHAND TO SEE
IT, THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE CONCEPT OF
IT.

7:09:24 MIKE COLEMAN/VA STATE POLICE:
HOPEFULLY WHEN THEY BEGIN THEIR DRIVING
CAREER AND GET OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND
START INTERACTING WITH COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES, THEY'LL REMEMBER THESE
NO-ZONES AND THEY'LL STAY OUT OF 'EM.
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OQ=out of 'em.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Instructors say many of the
students were surprised by how *little*
they could see from a trucker's
perspective.

The program is available to other
high school classes throughout the
region.
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Earlier this week, city council
voted unanimously to do away with its
stickers.

That means people will no longer
have to display the stickers on their
windshields to show they paid their
personal property taxes.
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INQ=DRIVERS WILL

*CG 2line Matthew Hankins
Martinsville Public Information Officer 2231 DRIVERS WILL STILL PAY A FEE, A
LICENSING FEE FOR THEIR VEHICLES TO THE
CITY, BUT THEY'LL NO LONGER HAVE TO

SCRAPE AND STICK THEIR NEW DECALS. I
KNOW THAT'S A RELIEF FOR A LOT OF
DRIVERS HERE 40
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OQ=DRIVERS HERE

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Christiansburg
File Tape The city says it's following in
the footsteps of other communities
across Virginia -- like Christiansburg
-- that have chosen to do away with
their decals.

The decals will be officially
eliminated in Martinsville October
First.

biggest crowd ever to take part in the
Local Colors Festival.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

The festival celebrates diversity
in the Roanoke Valley.

More than 80 countries were
represented through demonstrations,
dances, and tons of food.
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INQ=Everything is going

*CG 2line Pearl Fu
Local Colors Organizer @00:13:03

EVERYTHING IS GOING ON SO SMOOTHLY.
WERE ACTUALLY ON TIME. EVERY SINGLE
CULTURE APPEARED, THEY ARE SO ANXIOUS
TO SHARE THEIR CULTURE WITH EVERYONE.
ISN'T THAT TOUCHING. THIS IS WHAT LOCAL
COLORS IS ALL ABOUT.
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OQ=is all about.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

News 7's Brent Watts was one of
today's emcees.

The Local Colors night portion
continued until 10 o'clock.
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WE'D GATHER AROUND IT AND BE LOOKING
DOWN - PEERING DOWN THE SHAFT.
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OQ=down the shaft. A dog's paw print captured in a

17th- Century brick, a child's leather
shoe, body armor....

All archeological finds at
historic Jamestown the public never got
to see.
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INQ=People started complaining 16:50:39 BLY STRAUBE: PEOPLE STARTED

COMPLAINING THAT THEY COULDN'T SEE THE
OBJECTS THAT WERE IN THE PRESS ALL THE
TIME, THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. THEY
WERE SO EXCITED ABOUT, THEY'D COME AND
VISIT THE ISLAND AND SAY, WHERE ARE
THEY?
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OQ=where are they? Now nearly one- thousand of them

are here inside this archaearium.

It's a new building designed to
help visitors visualize what life was
like in the 1600's.

Take a look at this silver
dolphin.

It's a tooth pick and ear cleaner
in one--- tailors, by the way, kept

their ear- wax to treat their threads.
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INQ=I think there's something OF ARTIFACTS

16:55:30 BLY STRAUBE: I THINK THERE'S
SOMETHING HERE FOR EVERYONE, EVERY KIND
OF INTEREST, BECAUSE IT'S JUST
REFLECTING LIFE IN THE EARLY 17TH
CENTURY.
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OQ=early 17th century. The archaearium is just one of

the changes visitors are noticing at
Jamestown.

A rediscovery project started
there 12- years ago.

Since then, archeologists have
found the fort.... pinpointing the
exact spot where America began.
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INQ=I think there's something 20:26:44 WILLIAM KELSO: I THINK

THERE'S SOMETHING MAGICAL ABOUT A SPOT.

JUST LIKE WE'RE STANDING AND HERE'S
JOHN SMITH, POCAHANTAS WALKED HERE.
THERE'S NO QUESTION. WE CAN TELL YOU
THAT.
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OQ=we can tell you that.

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INQ=Nats of bucket 41:44 NATS OF BUCKET UP FROM WELL

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OQ=nats of bucket

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INQ=Archeologists have uncovered 17:09:27 JENNIFER

WISHON/JWISHON@WDBJ7.COM: ARCHEOLOGIST
HAVE UNCOVERED WHAT COULD BE THE FIRST
WELL DUG AT THE SETTLEMENT. AN
EXCITING DISCOVERY SINCE IT'S SERVED AS
A SORT OF NATURAL TIME CAPSULE.
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OQ=natural time capsule.

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INQ=And everything that 20:11:44 WILLIAM KELSO: AND EVERYTHING

THAT FELL IN THERE ACCIDENTALLY BENEATH
THE WATER TABLE IS SURVIVING. SEEDS,
PLANTS, INSECTS, LEAVES BRANCHES,
LEATHER, WOOD. YOU KNOW, ALL THESE
THINGS.

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OQ=all these things. Because they've discovered so

much, researchers hope they'll be able
to offer a more accurate picture of
what happened at Jamestown next May.

That's when Americans will gather
to celebrate the 400th anniversary of
its founding.

In the meantime, archeologists
hope you'll come by and visit their new
digs.